ROME, Oct 5- Power demand in Italy fell 9.6 percent on the year in September to 26.4 billion kilowatt hours, the steepest decline since April 2009, grid operator Terna. Demand fell 7.3 percent if the monthly figure is adjusted for the average temperature and number of working days, Terna said in a statement.

Markets face a number of big questions this week, including the mid-term elections, Fed announcements and the October unemployment figures. So how should investors be positioned? Jim Lacamp, portfolio manager and advisor at Macroportfolio Advisors, and Randy Bateman, president and CIO of Huntington Funds, discussed their insights.

The nation's rail industry is slimming down to gain new customers. Lighter construction materials and improved engines and wheel components have yielded big gains in fuel efficiency and freight capacity.

UBS announcing that earnings will be better than expected helping big U.S. banks. The biggest catalyst appears to be significant improvement in fixed income trading; we can assume that big U.S. banks will also have large gains from fixed income trading.

Revenue from solar, wind power, ethanol and biodiesel fuel grew 50 percent to about $116 billion last year, according to Clean Edge, a research and publishing firm. The spike in green revenue, and the backing of the federal government to explore these energy sources has excited investors.